In Kenya's Nyeri district, several hundred miles north of the capital of Nairobi, energy-intensive tea production employs thousands of farmers and tea-factory workers - and now the industry is beginning to go green.
Four factories managed by the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) are going green through the 'Gura project', which facilitates the use of clean electricity. Named after the nearby Gura river, the project aims to significantly reduce the factories' carbon footprint while increasing productivity and incomes.
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